A crafty DIY-er at Instructables shows how to turn a solder-wick spool into a neat little cord manager for your earbuds.

If you can't find one lying around your dad's workbench, the local hardware store sells them for a few bucks apiece. Apparently these plastic spools flip open and shut to dispense and protect the solder wick; just take out the wick and wrap your earbuds around the spool instead. Flip the "cover" shut and presto: cord management! Gotta love that. — Rick Broida